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The Provision Trade in June. [July, 



of May for the first half of the month, fine small Scotch making Sd. per 

 lb. and wethers J^d. West Country English were worth 6^d. to yd. 

 Then came considerable arrivals of Dutch, and this, combined with the 

 depression in the live market, caused a sharp fall, and the end of the 

 third week saw Scotch quoted at y\d. and English at 6\d. as the top 

 prices. The last days of June saw a little better inquiry and a partial 

 recovery of rates. The quotations for Dutch were nearly as high as 

 those for the best English. 



Carcass Lamb. — The trade in lamb was quiet throughout, the market 

 being very fully supplied and the best frozen colonial obtainable at $d. 

 per lb. Still, small English lamb fetched gd. per lb. during the first ten 

 days of the month, after which prices gave way, and by the 16th the 

 best was only fetching S^d., and on the 23rd the demand was so 

 sluggish that 8d. was quite the top price. 



Veal. — The volume of trade in British veal in London is always very 

 small, and prices are comparatively low, owing to the severe competition 

 of Holland, from which country excellent quality veal is sent regularly 

 in large quantities. Consequently the large centres in the north of 

 England are almost always much better markets than London for 

 English veal. Prices at Smithfield varied during June from 6^d. to 

 y^d. per lb. for prime quality. 



Pork.- — There was practically no change in the value of pork, which 

 ruled from 6\d. to 6\d. per lb. for prime small pigs in London, 

 Liverpool, and Manchester, and perhaps slightly more in Birmingham. 



THE PROVISION TRADE IN JUNE. 

 Hedley Stevens. 



Bacon. — The consumptive demand during the entire month has been 

 most disappointing, caused chiefly by the wet and unseasonable weather, 

 as well as the prevailing extremely high prices which are curtailing 

 the consumption. 



London dealers and others report that directly they advanced their 

 retail price to is. 2d. per lb. for best smoked bacon, the demand was 

 immediately checked. This caused some reaction in prices, more 

 especially for Danish, say from 45. to 55. per cwt. Killings in Denmark 

 have not been large, but arrivals from Holland have been a little 

 heavier. 



Canadian bacon, although continuing to arrive in very small quan- 

 tities, also suffered from the meagre demand, and at one time during 

 the month showed a drop of 2s. to 45. per cwt. Canadian packers 

 report that the prices of hogs are still very high, and, although the 

 prices being realised in this country are relatively high, tKey continue 

 to make losses. Quotations for dressed hogs are from $12.00 to $12.25, 

 as against $9.50 to $9.75 at the same time last year. 



The shipments from the United States show a further falling off, but 

 the demand is so much smaller that the a -rivals have been more than 

 sufficient to fill all requirements. The cold weather has considerably 

 curtailed the consumption of hams, and stocks in England are said to 



